The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks

Frankie Landau-Banks at age 14: Debate Club. Her father's " bunny rabbit. " A mildly geeky girl attending a highly competitive boarding school. Frankie Landau-Banks at age 15: A knockout figure. A sharp tongue. A chip on her shoulder. And a gorgeous new senior boyfriend: the supremely goofy, word-obsessed Matthew Livingston. Frankie Landau-Banks. No longer the kind of girl to take " no" for an answer. Especially when " no" means she's excluded from her boyfriend's all-male secret society. Not when her ex-boyfriend shows up in the strangest of places. Not when she knows she's smarter than any of them. Not when she knows Matthew's lying to her. And when there are so many, many pranks to be done. Frankie Landau-Banks, at age 16: Possibly a criminal mastermind. This is the story of how she got that way.

My Thoughts:  What a strong female character!  Frankie doesn't take "no" for an answer and is a master at making her plans come to fruition.  This is a humorous book where Frankie is the puppet master at pulling memorable school pranks.  Surely her antics are worthy of being added to the Disreputable History of the Basset Hounds.  A thoroughly enjoyable book; I just wish there were more pranks for her mastermind!












A Kiss In Time

Talia fell under a spell. . . .
Jack broke the curse.
I was told to beware the accursed spindle, but it was so enchanting, so hypnotic. . . .
I was looking for a little adventure the day I ditched my tour group. But finding a comatose town, with a hot-looking chick asleep in it, was so not what I had in mind.
I awakened in the same place but in another time—to a stranger's soft kiss.
I couldn't help kissing her. Sometimes you just have to kiss someone. I didn't know this would happen.
Now I am in dire trouble because my father, the king, says I have brought ruin upon our country. I have no choice but to run away with this commoner!
Now I'm stuck with a bratty princess and a trunk full of her jewels. . . . The good news: My parents will freak!
Think you have dating issues? Try locking lips with a snoozing stunner who turns out to be 316 years old. Can a kiss transcend all—even time?


My Thoughts: Alex Flinn has a knack for writing YA modern versions of fairy tales. The story is told from both Talia's to Jack's point of view. The modern-day twist will have fans of happily ever after asking for more. Beastly, her retelling of Beauty and the Beast, will be released as a movie in Spring of 2011. Could Kiss in Time be far behind?